Defining intelligence is as difficult as defining space and time; some basic requirements are that intelligent systems must be able to reason, plan, and learn from experience; moreover, intelligence must be general (applicable across domains), not narrow (restricted to single tasks)—this distinguishes truly intelligent systems from narrow specialists like AlphaGo.

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Sebastian Bubeck

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defining intelligence is incredibly hard... an intelligent system needs to be able to reason... do planning... learn from experience... in a very general way

Source

AI: Grappling with a New Kind of Intelligence | World Science FestivalWorld Science Festival
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:49:40 PM

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